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Though there is more Heavy than something else on this album however in the
first half of 80s everything was in Hard&Heavy style, this album isn't
an exception. Of course this band could be compared with Warlock but I
think Lee sings better than Doro, her voice is various and has pretty
timbre, music is better and more interesting also.

It's absolutely out of my line, such pop music can't appear
in my collection for no reason in particular. This music is modern pop
Rock with some traditions of Red Hot Chili Peppers and the similar
bands.

This debut album of German band sounds not in German Thrash traditions,
it's very close to US Thrash, with the complex sound, sometimes with not
very fast music and with really memorable and nice tunes and guitar solos.
I tried to find something German in Abandoned music and I found just some
early Rage touches...

This album allows us to feel old Rage (the band) more in
Thrash performance than everybody got used to hear them. The music is
really very interesting, with the good songs and very good musicians'
works.

Actually it's already very familiar sound of many US bands, I can't say this Abattoir's album opens us new Metal horizons, we already know such fast sound, Heavy parts are similar to many US bands from 80s like Armored Saint and alike.

It's a mixture of early Blind Guardian, early Helloween, early Scanner, Queensryche and, of course, Mania. But they aren't in these borders, Abraxas music is more and more various and original, the main their feature is the great tunes.

I didn't expect to hear something new, nevertheless this band presents us a various music, interesting enough, from Heavy to Speed/Thrash. In my opinion this music is fully various because the band is still in search of its own way.

It's just a wonderful masterpiece! It seems a simple mockery of Manowar, Iron Maiden and other 'monsters' but it's so dexterous, inimitable and magnificent, I think Absolute Steel beat the lot! The vocals are excellent, the guitars are very technique, the tunes are magnetic, the arrangement is outstanding.

The band still makes a parody for 'true Metal bands' like Manowar and any
other Unlimited Irons and Aluminium Warriors. But music lose catching
tunes, there are good music, very good guitar work and splendid vocals on
this release, but the tunes is weaker than on the first band's work.

It's not rival for Ayreon (though they are alike by musical spirit) and
for
Vanden Plas (this project is with participation of Vanden Plas members).
Anyway, it's echo of melodic and experimental music of 70 with many
keys,which is not aggressive and has space mood.